# Importing items during backup will speed up it?

**URL:** <https://support.bigpaua.com/t/importing-items-during-backup-will-speed-up-it/185>\
**Category:** Arc App Support\
**Created:** [13 October 2021 15:52 UTC](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/importing-items-during-backup-will-speed-up-it/185 "2021-10-13T15:52:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [13 October 2021 15:52 UTC](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/importing-items-during-backup-will-speed-up-it/185/1 "2021-10-13T15:52:57Z")

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I switched phone and Arc is restoring from iCloud backup. To speed up the backup can I import the items from iCloud Drive?

Another question: In the day view I still can’t see the timeline items, is it normal?

Sorry for my english but is not my first language.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![matt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/support.bigpaua.com/matt/32/3_2.png) [@matt](https://support.bigpaua.com/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2021 10:30 UTC](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/importing-items-during-backup-will-speed-up-it/185/2 "2021-10-14T10:30:05Z")

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Hi! The restore will go the same speed either way. However if you want to see more detailed progress, you can use the manual restore view, as described here:

> [@Restore from backup](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/restore-from-backup/179/6):
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> Hm, well that certainly shouldn’t happen! Ok, let’s try doing it manually. Then we can find what the error is. Go to the iCloud Drive/Arc App/Import/Restore folder Copy the folders in there (LocomotionSample, TimelineItem, etc) into iCloud Drive/Arc App/Import Go to Arc’s Settings tab, then “Backup, Import & Export”, then tap “Open File Importer” From there you should see lists of all the backup files. Tap on just one of the files under “Sample Files” Watch what happens. If it imports succes…

> [@753526](#):
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> Another question: In the day view I still can’t see the timeline items, is it normal?

It depends which files have been restored so far. Each LocomotionSample backup file contains a week of data. You will be able to open the calendar view (from timeline view), to jump back through time and see data that has been restored so far.